Trilogy

1977 was an amazingly productive year, prefaced by work completed in late '76. Low was recorded in '76. Bowie had alread started collaborating with Iggy Pop, indeed "Sister Midnight" had already debuted on the StationtoStation / thin white duke tour. It would later be aired (amazingly) on the Dinah Shore show in the US, & Bowie would play keyboards on Iggy Pop's tour of 1977. The recording of Iggy Pop's "The Idiot" would preface the recording of Low & sonically is a bridge between Station & Low. '77 would also see the recording of Iggy's "Lust for Life" album and Bowie's "Heroes" album.
Much later, in a parallel universe Bowie would borrow back many of the songs he collaborated on with Iggy during the '76/'77 period including a reworking of Sister Midnight which became Red Money on 1979's Lodger. China Girl reappeared on Let's Dance, and Neighbourhood Threat would appear on Blue Jean in 1984.